Be a Bringer | Dr. Zach Crook Mark 2:1-12 1. Build Relationships A. In the Ancient Near East, people with disabilities were considered second class Citizens 1. And yet, they were friends with him anyway! B. Just walk across the room! 2. Go Above and Beyond to be a...
1. We are Nonconformists A. Peter shifts from talking about the living hope we have to a challenge of how we should live. – We need to prepare our minds for action. B. We shouldn’t be conformed to this world. – We need to let God’s Word drive our...
1. Our Hope is Certain A. Peter starts with a song. B. God’s mercy has given us a living hope! C. Peter reminds us that we have an incredible inheritance as sons and daughters of the King. D. We are living on Saturday, but Sunday is coming! 2. Our Hope Gives us Joy in...
1. An Overview of 1 Peter – The author is Peter. – It was written in AD 64-65, right around the time that Nero burned Rome. – Persecution was increasing and Peter was writing to believers to remind them of their hope in the midst of difficulties. 2....
1. Act Like You Know What You are Talking About – A main theme in 1 Peter is that we should be living hope-filled lives in a hopeless world. – Peter’s presupposition is that we will be living in such a way that nonbelievers will want to ask about the hope...
